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M. N. SEVIER.

FENCE. No. 277,357; Patented May 8,1883.

WITNESSES INVENTOR t v V flavs UNITED STATES MOSES N. SEVIER, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

GAINESVILLE, TEXAS.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part; of Letters Patent No. 277,357, dated May 8,1883.

Application filed J anu T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known thatLlVLN. SEVIER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident ofGainesville, in the county-of Cook and State of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention, andshows a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a front View. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection taken through the rails of the fence.

This invention has relation to improvements in fences; and it consistsin the construction and novel arrangement of the beygljndlap joint toprails connected to and supported by the posts, the pendent panelsconsisting of series of horizontal rails interwoven in wire slingsconnected to the top rails, and links connecting the lower parts of thepanels and the intermediate posts, all as hereinafter set forth, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the fence-postsand B the top rails, which are correspondingly beveled at their ends toform a lap-joint, c, at the junction of the ends, where they bear on thetop of the post. The rails are tied to the post by means of abinding-wire, d, which passes over the joined ends of the rails, andthrough a staple or hearing of the post, as indicated at e.

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fence, each of which consists of a series of horizontal rails, G,interwoven at their ends in the wire slings h, which are connected tothe top rail 'near its ends, as indicated at k. The lower portions ofthe pendent panels are connected to each other by links l, which alsoengagethe intermediate post or a staple connected thereto. Usually theselinks are formed of Wire in loop shape, and are designed to pass aroundthe lower portions of the wire slings h, serving to hold the latter inposition.

The only long rails used in the construction of thisfence are the capsor top rails, B, to

panels being only long enough to extend between the posts withoutengaging the latter.

There being no direct engagement between the panel-rails and the posts,the latter do not require to be made in any particular shape. When apost therefore becomes injured or rotwted at its foot a new one maybesubstituted fence down.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

A fence consisting of the posts, the bevel-end lap-joint top rails wiredto said posts, the pond short rails interwoven in wire slings connectedto the top rails, and the links connecting the lower portions of thepanels and the intermediate posts, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MOSES NIMROD SEVIER.

' Witnesses:

M. R. PATTERSON,

F F represent the pendent panels of the A. J. WATSON.

ent panels consisting of series of horizontal which the panels areslung, the rails of the therefor in a few minutes without taking the

